Monday, September 29, 2008

Conference on 40 Years of the Indian Civil Rights Act: History, Tribal Law, and Modern Challenges

Posted by
Mary L. Dudziak

The Indigenous Law and Policy Centerat Michigan State University College of Law, directed by Matthew L.M. Fletcher, is hosting a number of legal history-related events this year, including an upcoming conference on the 40th anniversary of the Indian Civil Rights Act. Here are the details:

We are pleased to announce that Lawrence Baca will be the keynote speaker for this conference.

Our vision for this year’s conference is to solicit papers that cover a specific provision in the Indian Civil Rights Act, e.g., free speech, freedom of religion, due process, equal protection, and so on. We want academics, practitioners, tribal judges, tribal leaders – anyone that has something important to say about this very important statute. We will collect the best of these papers into an edited collection for publication with a major university press, co-edited by Kristen A. Carpenter, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, and Angela R. Riley.

A picture of our postcard, with artwork by Sam English, is on our MSU website. Registration for this event is now available online here.